"The red dragon will lead the way" is the motto of Cardiff and everywhere you go you see depictions of said red dragon!

Our day stated very early with me waking at 2am and Megan joining me around 4:30am. Really brain, did you forget I am on holiday? Anyway I took the time to review all the photos from the previous day and write my blog. < …

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... freed after being trapped in a "fairytale" castle when the drawbridge collapsed. South Wales Fire Service was called to CastellCoch in Tongwynlais near Cardiff at 1400 BST on Wednesday. A crane was trying to get into the castle to carry out maintenance ...

... it is well worth seeing i will load some photos but for a virtual tour of the cstle go to http://www.wales360.co.uk/castell_coch/ and admire the architecture. After a short tour of the castle we went to aberfan and visited the memorial garden ...

... breakfast and packed before checking out and bidding a fond farewell to the owner. I caught a bus out to Tongwynlais to see CastellCoch. A Victorian folly/hunting lodge of the Marquess of Bute, it was modelled on a 13th century Gothic design. It rises ...

... we took it easy in the morning, taking our time to get going. Then we went out and rented some bikes so we could get to CastellCoch Castle. From the city centre, its a 6mile route. (so we biked almost 20km today!) It was a fantastic bike ride. there is ...

... audio tour wasn't available. So we were very pleased to finally be able to tour this (Pam's favorite) castle.
CastellCoch means "Red Castle" in Welsh and is so named for the reddish tinge of its stone (or, as ...